Disney+ Is Finally Here! Here’s All You Need To Know About It

Disney has finally released its anticipated streaming service, Disney+, for the U.S., Canada, and the Netherlands. With nearly 500 films and over 7,500 TV episodes from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and more, Disney+ has launched to become one of the top competitors in the business. It gives its subscribers unprecedented access to

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Disney+ Is Finally Here! Here's All You Need To Know About It

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What can I watch on Disney+?

Disney+ is being marketed as one of the most complete streaming services in terms of content, and really it has plenty of good things that won’t be available anywhere else as of now. That includes most of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Disney’s own repertoire from the last century, as well as the Star Wars universe (with an exciting live action original series, The Mandalorian, on top of the classic films). One of the last-minute surprises for the latter is that, for the first time ever, all of the Star Wars movies currently on Disney+ are available in 4K Ultra HD. That’s a major and historic upgrade for the franchise’s seven films.

Also available for the first time in 4K and HDR are Toy Story (1 through 3), Hocus Pocus, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, among many others.

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Here’s a partial list from Disney itself regarding what’s currently streaming on its service:

  • Timeless animated films from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Walt Disney Signature Collection, created or inspired by the imagination and legacy of Walt Disney – including “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Pinocchio,” “Bambi,” “The Lion King,” “Lady and The Tramp,” “Peter Pan,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Cinderella” and more.
  • Three of the four highest-grossing films of all time: “Avengers: Endgame,” Avatar,” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”
  • Thirty seasons of the 11-time Emmy Award-winning series “The Simpsons.”
  • Hit films from Marvel Studios, including “Avengers: Endgame,” as well as “Captain America: Civil War,” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “The Avengers,” “Iron Man 3,” “Doctor Strange,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” “Captain Marvel,” “Iron Man,” “Thor: The Dark World,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Iron Man 2,” “Thor,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Captain America: The First Avenger,” and “Ant-Man.”
  • Thousands of episodes from hit Disney Channel and Disney Junior series such as “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,” “Kim Possible,” “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse,” “PJ Masks,” and “Jake and the Never Land Pirates” along with more than 100 Disney Channel Original Movies including “Descendants,” “High School Musical” and “Camp Rock.”
  • 18 of Pixar Animation Studios’ groundbreaking fan favorite movies including “Wall-E,” “Up,” “Monsters Inc.,” “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles,” “Toy Story,” “Inside Out” and “Brave,” as well as all of Pixar’s beloved theatrical shorts such as the Academy Award-winning “Bao” and “Sanjay’s Super Team.”
  • Over 400 hours of content from National Geographic, including the critically-acclaimed and award-winning documentary “Free Solo” and the streaming debut of “Science Fair.”
  • All six of the original classic Star Wars films released between 1977-1999, in addition to recent blockbusters “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” By the end of 2020, the entire Skywalker saga will be available on the service.
  • Marvel television series from the 1970s to present day including “X-Men,” “Spider-Man,” and “Marvel’s Runaways.”

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    Where can I watch Disney+?

    Plenty of devices support the Disney+ app at launch, where you can directly stream its content. The devices include Apple iOS, Android, Chromecast, Amazon FireTV and FireOS, Roku, Xbox One, PS4, LG webOS smart TVs and Samsung Smart TV. That’s pretty much all you need, really. 

    It’s also worth noting that Disney+ launched with many of the features its competitors have been slowly integrating into their service over the years, including Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio, support for downloading on up to ten mobile devices, the ability to have up to four concurrent streams per account, and individual profiles to personalize the experience for every member of the household.

    How much does Disney+ cost?

    The price to access all of Disney+’s exclusive content is $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year. You get a free trial period of 7 days initially, and can also upgrade the package to a bundle that includes ESPN+ and Hulu, with a monthly subscription of $12.99.

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    Whether that’s worth it or not is up to you to decide. And although there’s an argument to be made that too many streaming services is not necessarily a good thing (my wallet, at least, can’t handle all of them), it’s still good to see more competition raising the bar for the industry over the coming years.

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